Background
Every year, millions of individuals, businesses, organizations and governments register domain names. Each one must provide identifying and contact information which may include: name, address, email, phone number, and administrative and technical contacts. This information is often referred to as “WHOIS data.”
WHOIS service is not a single, centrally-operated database. Instead, the data is managed by independent entities known as registrars and registries. Any entity that wants to become a registrar must earn ICANN accreditation.
WHOIS data is key for fixing system problems, maintaining Internet stability, and enhancing the accountability of registrants.
Read more- Publish DateTitleCurrent Status
- 31 Oct 2022
Universal Acceptance Roadmap for Domain Name Registry and Registrar Systems
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, IDN, Security/Stability, WHOIS
Submission
Ended on: 2022-10-31 - 10 Sep 2021
ALAC Minority Statement on EPDP-TempSpec Phase 2A Final Report
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, ICANN Board/Bylaws, Intellectual Property, Internet Governance, Legal/Regulatory, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2021-09-10 - 12 Aug 2021
ALAC Advice to ICANN Board on EPDP Phase 2 (SSAD)
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, Engagement, ICANN Board/Bylaws, Intellectual Property, Internet Governance, Legal/Regulatory, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2021-08-12 - 4 Aug 2021
Request for Inputs on Topics on Transfer Policy Review PDP Charter
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2021-08-04 - 15 Jul 2021
RrSG Draft White Paper: Registrant Protections in DNS Abuse Mitigation
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, ICANN Board/Bylaws, Intellectual Property, Internet Governance, Legal/Regulatory, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2021-07-15 - 18 Mar 2021
EU Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS 2 Directive)
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2021-03-18 - 29 Jul 2020
ALAC Statement on EPDP (July 2020)
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, ICANN Board/Bylaws, Legal/Regulatory, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2020-07-29 - 5 May 2020
topic(s): Legal/Regulatory, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2020-05-05 - 4 May 2020
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2020-05-04 - 23 Mar 2020
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, DNS, Legal/Regulatory, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2020-03-23 - 9 Dec 2019SubmissionEnded on: 2019-12-09
- 17 Apr 2019
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2019-04-17 - 21 Dec 2018
topic(s): New gTLDs, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2018-12-21 - 13 Nov 2018SubmissionEnded on: 2018-11-13
- 13 Oct 2018
Proposed gTLD-Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Profile
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2018-10-13 - 20 Sep 2018SubmissionEnded on: 2018-09-20
- 10 Apr 2018
Data Protection/Privacy Issues: ICANN-proposed Interim Model
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, DNS, Legal/Regulatory, Policy Processes, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2018-04-10 - 7 Jul 2017
Revised ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law: Process and Next Steps
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2017-07-07 - 10 Sep 2016
At-Large Community Policy Issues - Why End Users Should Care
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, Engagement, IANA, ICANN Board/Bylaws, IDN, Internet Governance, Internet Protocols, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Public Interest, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2016-09-10 - 1 Sep 2016
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, Engagement, ICANN Board/Bylaws, IDN, Internet Governance, Legal/Regulatory, Public Interest, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2016-09-01 - 10 Jun 2016
Request for Input - Next-Generation RDS to Replace WHOIS PDP
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2016-06-10 - 31 Jan 2016
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, DNS, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2016-01-31 - 23 Jan 2016SubmissionEnded on: 2016-01-23
- 28 Nov 2015SubmissionEnded on: 2015-11-28
- 6 Sep 2015
Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Intellectual Property, Policy Processes, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2015-09-06 - 30 Jan 2015
Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information PDP Initial Report
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2015-01-30 - 9 Jun 2014
Interim Report Internationalized Registration Data Expert Working Group
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2014-06-09 - 2 May 2014
Draft Implementation Plan for the WHOIS Online Accuracy and Reporting System
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, DNS, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2014-05-02 - 2 May 2014
Policy Development Process (PDP) on Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2014-05-02 - 17 Mar 2014
Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Working Group
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2014-03-17 - 11 Jan 2014
topic(s): WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2014-01-11 - 21 Nov 2013
Thick Whois Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2013-11-21 - 22 Oct 2013SubmissionEnded on: 2013-10-22
- 9 Sep 2013
Explore the Draft Next Generation gTLD Directory Services Model
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2013-09-09 - 21 Jul 2013
Thick Whois Initial Report – GNSO Policy Development Process
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2013-07-21 - 11 Apr 2013
Preliminary Issue Report on gTLD Registration Data Services
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2013-04-11 - 9 Mar 2013SubmissionEnded on: 2013-03-09
- 22 Jan 2013
ALAC Statement on the Thick WHOIS PDP Working Group
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2013-01-22 - 7 Dec 2012SubmissionEnded on: 2012-12-07
- 11 Sep 2012SubmissionEnded on: 2012-09-11
- 8 Sep 2012
ALAC Statement on the Request for Community Input on SAC054 - Domain Name Registration Data Model
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2012-09-08 - 28 Aug 2012SubmissionEnded on: 2012-08-28
- 28 Jul 2012
ALAC Correspondence Endorsing the IPC's Statement on the .com Renewal and Thick Whois
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2012-07-28 - 19 Jun 2012
WHOIS Policy Review Team Final Report
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2012-06-19 - 14 Mar 2012
WHOIS Policy Review Team Draft Report
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2012-03-14 - 30 Dec 2011SubmissionEnded on: 2011-12-30
- 17 Nov 2011
Draft Final Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2011-11-17 - 16 Sep 2011
Post-Expiration Domain Name Recover Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2011-09-16 - 16 Sep 2011
Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Working Group Proposed Final Report
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2011-09-16 - 26 Jul 2011
WHOIS Review Team Policy - Discussion Paper
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Reviews/Improvements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2011-07-26 - 18 Apr 2011SubmissionEnded on: 2011-04-18
- 20 Mar 2011
Interim Report of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2011-03-20 - 28 Jul 2010
Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) Initial Report
topic(s): Contracted Party Agreements, Policy Processes, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2010-07-28 - 5 May 2010SubmissionEnded on: 2010-05-05
- 3 May 2010SubmissionEnded on: 2010-05-03
- 3 May 2010SubmissionEnded on: 2010-05-03
- 4 Mar 2009
The First At-Large Summit (ATLAS) Declaration - Mexico City, Mexico
topic(s): Accountability/Transparency, Contracted Party Agreements, Engagement, ICANN Board/Bylaws, IDN, Internet Governance, New gTLDs, Operations/Finances, Policy Processes, Security/Stability, WHOIS
SubmissionEnded on: 2009-03-04 - 14 Oct 2008SubmissionEnded on: 2008-10-14
- 20 May 2005SubmissionEnded on: 2005-05-20
- 29 Oct 2003SubmissionEnded on: 2003-10-29